Obviously depends on the group but mine is wonderful! I have moved out of the area but still go once a week and was travelling 20 mins to get there and home, now it's about 15 because we moved venues but my girls are ace. Yes there are sometimes conflicting parenting ideas (we aren't clones after all) but the beauty is that we don't take things personally, we can give our opinions, advice and move on and still stay friends. We are all the same age roughly which makes a bit of a difference I think, and being at the same stage of life. We had one girl join who was 20 (we are all mostly in our 30's) and she was in a share house with her little one and her DP - she only came a few times at the start and then didn't come anymore - fair enough.
Anyway after all that just wanted to say yes! Mine is ace and we have planned a little girls weekend away in September - massages, wine and yummy food! Bring it on!